| Daniel Mowat | |
| Office2: | Mayor of Regina |
| Predecessor2: | David Lynch Scott |
| Successor2: | W. Cayley Hamilton |
| Term Start2: | 1886 |
| Term End2: | 1887 |
| Office1: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories |
| Constituency1: | South Regina |
| Term Start1: | 1891 |
| Term End1: | 1898 |
| Predecessor1: | John Secord |
| Successor1: | James Hawkes |
| Birth Date: | 9 May 1848 |
| Residence: | Regina, Canada |
| Occupation: | Rancher |
Daniel Alexander Mowat (May 9, 1848 - September 19, 1923) was a merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan (then the Northwest Territories), Canada. He represented South Regina in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1891 to 1898 as a Conservative.[1]
He was born in Ottawa, Canada West, the son of Alex Mowat, of Scottish descent. In 1871, he married Amelia M. Hoy. Mowat was a member of the Ottawa public school board. He came to the Northwest Territories in 1880[1] and opened the first store in Regina in 1882. Mowat served on the Regina town council and was mayor from 1886 to 1887.[2] With his brother Alex, also a partner in the Regina store, Mowat owned a large horse ranch near the current village of Avonlea.[3]
While a member of the assembly, Mowat proposed that English be the sole language of instruction in schools in the Northwest Territories. A compromise was reached that allowed a course in French at the primary level.[4]
He moved to British Columbia and so retired from territorial politics in the 1890s. He died in Burnaby, British Columbia, and was buried in Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby.